Ramsey's Millpond is drying up! Fans pour Aquafina into the water, hoping to revitalize it's former glory. "The crayfish seem happier now" said local man Ed Qualls. "I dropped an Alka-Seltzer onto some pollywogs. Hopefully they will still grow." Points leader Zach Michael and Tony Pizzaro come in neck-and-neck, each with woeful tales of Darlington past. Michael ran out of fuel while leading the 2020 race, smashing his gas can into a telephone booth eleven times. Pizzaro flipped 18 times during the same race. Perhaps fortunes will change tonight.

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

Pole-sitter Johnny Reed Foley utilizes his "Delco is Good" campaign perfectly, earning the pole for the 46-car field! A hard-charge by Dakota Wilkins failed to stymie the #3 CFM Motorsports Chevrolet, holding on for 29 laps before Ryan Heuser took the point. Alex Crapser and John Battista made it a four-car breakaway. Towards the back, Zach Michael and Ken Pettit struggled to keep pace.

Foley and Wilkins came in on lap-70, several laps before the expected window. "We burn more fuel than an 19th century vacuum" said crew chief Ronnie Pressley. Despite the hindrence, the short-pit handed Foley the lead. Alex Crapser dropped back after a fantastic pit stop, bringing Heuser and Battista back into the fray. Trae Larkin, Dakota Wilkins, Matthew Dominique, Markell Murphy, Matt Raboin and Zakk Miller rounded out the top-10.

Several hot-shots went a lap down early, including the two points leaders! Wally the Green Monster suffered a massive stroke after watching his Fenway Frank #12 fall to the wayside. Fortunately, Pizzaro came back from the dead, earning his lap back with fresher tires on lap 93. Points leader Zach Michael got his back just seven laps later, with leader Foley fending off the remaining lapped traffic. The AC-Delco #3 kept the lead throughout the run, pitting early again on lap 142.

Zakk Miller nabs the Halfway Bacon Bonus during the pit cycle! He's one of many that can glide to the finish on just one more stop, hoping to dethrone Foley on gas mileage. Johnny Reed Foley, Matt Raboin, Trey Larkin, Matthew Dominique, Ryan Heuser, Markell Murphy, John Battista Alex Crapser, Dakota Wilkins, Timothy McDonnell, Dave Miller, Zakk Miller, Ben Geer, Rick Jackson and Ziggy Moonglow remain on the lead lap. Foley pulled to an eleven-second advantage, with Matt Raboin, Trey Larkin, Matthew Dominique and Ryan Heuser ready to close the gap.

Alan Nesfeder falls to the engine Gods while running fifteenth, finishing dead-last for his first DNF in 2025. He drops from 11th to 17th in the standings. Bink Lucas endures the same fate on lap 81, dropping to the frontstretch apron and into the garage, keeping the race green. He falls to 16th in points, still hoping to nab a victory for a fifth-straight season. Four laps later, outside pole sitter Zakk Miller fell to the gremlins, relinquishing an impressive top-15 effort.

The tires finally failed on the AC-Delco Chevrolet! Logan Sheets, Tony Pizzaro, Molemar Diggs, Craig Lee, Jeremy Hebel, Steven Spears and Dalton Lucas each earned their laps back during the struggle, while Ryan Heuser erased the eleven-second gap. Just 60 laps into the run, the #138 flew past Foley, pitting from the lead with 74 laps-to-go. Remarkably, Foley stretched it out, coming in only four laps earlier with fantastic service. He'd maintain a five-second advantage throughout the remaining stint, though still unable to make it to the finish.

Johnny Reed Foley short-pits with 24-to-go! Horrible luck ensued, with a debris caution dropping him one lap down. Ryan Heuser led the field to green, with lapped traffic ahead and a minefield of braggadocio's hoping to steal the victory away. He would be denied! Dave Miller ransacked the top-spot with 16-to-go, handing the lead to John Battista just one lap later. Towards the rear, Alex Crapser and Dakota Wilkins made contact off turn-4. Dakota power-slammed the outside wall, with Ken Joynt and Matt Raboin failing to avoid the ensuing mayhem. Miraculously, everyone else managed to escape, proving that drum brakes still work in a crisis. Wilkins, Joynt and Raboin all failed to finish.

John Battista pulled away from the field on the ensuing restart. The Wendy's #39 Lucas Racing Chevrolet pulled to a full-second advantage after just four laps, hoping to glide to the finish without much hindrance. Molemar Diggs, Trae Larkin and Tony Pizzaro battled maniacally for the second spot, with Steven Spears in line for a career best third-straight top-5 finish! It would be an eighth different winner if any of the top-5 could pull off the feat.

John Battista runs out of gas! Shades of Zach Michael in 2020, the #39 Wendy's crew misjudged the mileage badly, sending Battista into the pits. Now Trae Larkin and Molemar Diggs battle frantically for their first career Extravaganza Series victory, hoping to fend off Tony Pizzaro from behind! A smooth pass on the exit of turn-4 hands Molemar the advantage with two laps remaining. Molemar would fend him off, pulling off the upset of year with a Rebel 400 victory!

Molemar Diggs wins his first Extravaganza Series race in his 45th career start! Dalton Lucas hand-picked him to drive the famed #40 Pennzoil Bonanza ride, winning the 2023 Championship over Tommy Two-Finger Davis and the late James Mersdorf. Now he's back in the saddle, jumping to 10th in the standings and bringing Wizards of Speed their first career victory! Molemar could become the first driver to win a Bonanza and Extravaganza Series Championship! Congratulations to Molemar, crew chief Banks Germany and the entire Wizards of Speed organization for a remarkable victory!

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